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UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum present

Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

Two teenage girls looking frightening on the roof of a train.
February 9, 2025 - 11:00 am


All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program.

Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

U.S., 2017

A crime caper with a heartwarming spin, Deidra & Laney Rob a Train shows just how far one can go to keep a family together. With their mother in jail, sisters Deidra and Laney are left to fend for themselves. Along with their brother, Jet, the siblings plan to pay the bills and their mother’s bail by robbing trains. Along the way they learn who to trust and how to get along despite their circumstances. 

DCP, color, 100 min. Director: Sydney Freeland. Screenwriters: Shelby Farrell. With: Ashleigh Murray, Rachel Crow.

Recommended for ages 14+

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